Asters attract butterflies with their cheerful purple and pink blossoms. Asters will attract winged beauties year after year if planted in well-drained soil in full light.
Butterflies land on yarrow's thick blossoms. Better yet: It's low-maintenance. Yarrow likes full sun but can tolerate dry soil. Though deer-resistant, it will attract butterflies to your yard.
Butterfly bush prefers full sun and healthy, well-drained soil. Keep fresh flowers and butterflies coming by deadheading spent blooms.
It may seem impossible to improve lavender, yet the purple stems attract butterflies to your yard. It attracts many kinds of pollinators, thus lavender will increase your yard's bee population. It likes dry soil and minimal humidity.
Coneflower is among the most-talked-about flowers. The garden attracts songbirds and butterflies with its pink, yellow, and orange petals around the cone-shaped center. Like many butterfly flowers, coneflowers like well-drained soil, drought, and full light.
This flower attracts butterflies with its large, brilliantly colored petals. As alliums are linked to onions and garlic, many varieties have a faint aroma that repels animals and rats and attracts pollinators. Plant them in well-draining soil in a sunny place in your yard.
Monarch butterfly caterpillars exclusively consume milkweed, thus it's vital to their survival. avert planting the wrong milkweed to avert injury. Tropical milkweed can disrupt monarch butterfly migration, whereas native milkweed does not.
Growing this annual is simple and it blooms all summer. Disease-free marigolds come in several colors and heights. Plant them near vegetable plants to repel pests and attract pollinators like butterflies and bees to boost food yield.